Lara Rebello, IBTimes UK

Lara Rebello

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'We're legal': Pastor sent teen he was sexually assaulting a card to celebrate her 18th birthday

The married man reportedly continued sexual relations with the girl even after she moved away to college. → Read More

California couple charged with forcing their 3 children to live in a plywood box for 4 years

San Bernardino police discovered that the children were staying in the box on a property filled with junk and piles of human faeces. → Read More

World's earliest figurative tattoos discovered on 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian mummies

Designs of a wild bull and a Barbary sheep along with 'S' shaped figures were detected on the bodies of two mummies at the British Museum. → Read More

Poisoned cheesecake at the centre of failed plot to murder doppelganger and steal her identity

The Russian suspect is reportedly linked to another murder case in her native country and was in the US to allegedly avoid charges. → Read More

Scientists remove ancient plaque from 6000-year-old teeth to trace history of tobacco use

Researchers at Washington State University have extracted nicotine from the dental deposits to understand consumption of tobacco in the ancient world. → Read More

Bomb squad assists surgeons in removing 'potentially explosive' firework lodged in Texas man's thigh

Doctors at the San Antonio Military Medical Center also called in the local fire department out of fear that the firework would explode mid-surgery. → Read More

Dad who killed 5-month-old daughter was angry at being called a loser while playing Call of Duty

Zion Shockley allegedly shook the infant repeatedly before throwing her in the air and letting her fall onto the mattress. → Read More

Trump claims 'Canada is very smooth' and Twitter users find hilarious ways to prove him wrong

The president suggested that the US had a trade deficit with the neighbouring country despite signing a report confirming a trade surplus. → Read More

Acid rain threatens to destroy ancient Mayan archaeological sites, eroding 4,000-year-old inscriptions

Many of the structures are made of limestone and would slowly dissolve from the chemicals in the polluted precipitation. → Read More

What is alcohol-use disorder? Chronic drinking now linked to early-onset dementia

Men who suffer from chronic alcohol dependence have a higher chance of suffering from progressive deterioration in cognitive ability. → Read More

Who are the Taíno people? Ancient tooth traces 'extinct' indigenous community to the Caribbean

It was previously believed that the ancient islanders became extinct around 30 years after European colonisers made first contact with them. → Read More

Toxic breath of mythological hellhound at ancient city of Hierapolis identified as volcanic fumes

Sacrificial animals would die quickly after being exposed to large quantities of carbon dioxide that was present in the temple's inner caves. → Read More

Rise of the sheeple: Future of organ harvesting could come from sheep-human chimera

Scientists are hopeful that by injecting human stem cells into sheep embryos, the animals once grown, will have human organs that can be used for transplants. → Read More

Race to trash mountain: World's worst garbage dumps and the deadly risks they pose

Heavy rains caused a landslide at a garbage mound in Mozambique which crushed seven houses and killed at least 17 people. → Read More

Ancient Chilean rock paintings of whale hunting link the ocean to the desert

The 1,500-year-old paintings depict hunters at sea on rafts, targeting whales, swordfish and sea-lions using harpoons. → Read More

2000-year-old parrot head discovered in Mexican burial cave could be world's oldest macau mummy

The bird head had been naturally mummified by the arid climate of Chihuahua and its plume still retained colour. → Read More

Were US diplomats' brain problems caused by Cuban sonic weapons? Experts are doubtful

A new American report claims the individuals were diagnosed with mild traumatic brain damage between November 2016 and August 2017. → Read More

Who is 'the ogre of the Ardennes'? French serial killer confesses to 1990 murder of British student

Michel Fourniret revealed that he killed Leeds University student Joanna Parrish and Marie-Ange Domece, a mentally handicapped teen who went missing in 1988. → Read More

What is the Republic of Florida? White supremacist militia claims alleged Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz was member

A spokesperson for ROF confirmed that the man suspected of shooting and killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was a member. → Read More

Ancient Roman ruins of tombs and pillars wash up on Turkish beach after Black Sea storm

The Amasra Museum Directorate said Roman carvings were found of the artefacts which may have been part of a temple building. → Read More